Container



Oct. 5, 1943. r-fc. FoLEY 2,330,878

CONTAINER Filed Dec. 21; 1939 Patented 5,1943 Y ooN'rAINER .Fred Charles 'Foley, Buffalo Ridge, Va., assigner of two-thirds to George H. Hutaff, Jr., Wil- "mington, N. C.

` application necemberai, 1939, serial No. 310,453 'n 2 Claims. (Cl. 229-51) My invention relates to new'and vuseful improvements in a container preferably formed of paper and adapted ior'coritaining4 milk or other beverages vand the principal object of the invention resides in the provision of a tapered body portion having end closures and a protecting member adaptedv to enclose one end portion of the' body and maintain the same in a clean sanitary condition while'at 'the same 'time aiding in holding or sealing one of the end closures in posinon.' v

A further object of the invention resides in' the provision of a protecting member of the character set 'forth including means for readily removing the same to release an end closure from' the bodyand topresent a clean body surface at the: open end of thejcontalner after the end closure'has been' removed topermit drinking of the contentsit being understood thatr the lips'of the drinkerwill contact the clean'surface of the body or end portion' thereof, `f Ihe container may therefore lbe usedfor'storing and shipping the contents'and then as a cup to vdrink the contents after an end closure has been removed.

Another object of the invention consists in the provision 'of a container including a body portion and end closures, one of the end closures being sealedat the point of manufacture while the opposite end closure'is applied after the container has been filled, that'v end closure sealed at the invention consists in the novel details of construction, and arrangement of parts, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, as they now appear to me, it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is an end view.

AFig. 3 is a transverse vertical section; and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

It has become a practice to dispense beverages in paper containers of various constructionsand most oi.' these containers include an end closure which may be removed for pouring the contents therefrom. Usually the contents is poured into-a glass or other receptacle. With the form of container which I have provided the container may be usedfor' drinking the contents directly therefrom, a protecting member being 'normally applied around one end portion of the body of the container and adapted tobe removed toy provide y a clean sanitary surface for engagement bythe y .'lips when the'end closure has beenA removed and l0 it is desired to drink the beverage. In 'carrying out thisv idea that end closurewhichis'removed for drinking purposes is applied and sealedA at the 'point vof manufacturey while the opposite end closure is applied after filling, the last-mentioned end closure acting as a bottom for the container when the contents is being removed such as by drinking.

like portion indicated at 2, an outwardly directed flange 3 and an inwardly directed iiange 4 which extends parallel with the flange 3, but in spaced y relation thereto, the larger end of the body portion l being received in the space between the flanges as is quite clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. It will-be noted that the flanges 3 and 4 encircle the end of the body while Athe central disc-like portion 2 extends inwardly of the end of the body as shown.

A protecting member, preferably of paper, is also applied at the point of manufacture and this includes a strip of material shaped to provide a sleeve 5, the ends of the strip being overlapped as shown at 6 and secured by an adhesive illustrated at 1. The over-lapped ends are provided with the extension forming a tab or projection I which extends towards the center of the container, shown more particularLv in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. A line of scoring, indicated at 9, extends from the edge I0 of the tab or projection entirely throughout the width of the sleeve, as shown more particularly ln Fig. 1 of the drawing, and when the sleeve is to be removed from the container the tab or projection 8 will be grasped by the fingers and pulled towards the large end of the container thereby tearing along the scored line 9 and the edge Il formed by the overlapped ends of the strip formingY the sleeve.

The sleeve 5 is not attached to the body l other than by its frictional engagement therewith, but

is secui'dto theouter face of the ange I of the end 'closure by the adhesive shown at I2. Although connected by the adhesive to the closure the strip may be torn from the flange when the tab or projection 8 is grasped and the sleeve torn for removal purposes.

It will be noted that the sleeve is of tapered formation corresponding to the taper of the body portion I'anddue to this taper it will be noted that the end'closurewill be securely heldin position against accidental displacement. In other ,v'vordsv should pressure be applied to the inner face of the closure the tendency would be to draw Vthe sleeve 5 towards the larger diameter of the body and the cooperating tapers of the body and` sleeve would prevent movement of the end closure.

An end closure is adapted to be appliedto the smaller end of the body after the contents has been introduced into the container. The end closure, preferably formed of metal, includes the reduced circular lportion v`I3 which fits into the smaller diameter of the body and the outwardly directed Yflange Illas shown quite clearly in Fig.

3,0f the awing. Securedvin` the smaller diameter'of the body is a metalfring I5 including an inwardly directed flange vII and the rounded edge I1 which engages the end of the body portion.

" A lining I8, preferably of paper'or similar mate-I rial,is shaped'around the reduced portion I3 of the closure' and after the container has been lledthe closure, with the liningfis forced into tion.- This closure, which is applied 'after filling, will act as the bottom or base ofthe container when the' closure`2 is removed for discharging the contents orwhen the container is being used as a'cup-like member in drinking-the contents.v

When shipping or the like the larger end of the containerfclosed by the closure I2, will be used `as the base or" support for the container.

lThe protecting 'member is'preferabl'y formed into a sleeve by winding or wrapping 'around the body at the point of manufacture, but, if desired, theJ sleevemay be preformed-and applied-to the container bymoving thesame over the small end of thev body and towards the large end with which it will contact and due to the taper be heldby friction.- l

Erom the kabove detailed description it is thought that the constructionv andV manner of use will be clearly understood. As stated when it is desired to remove the contents from the container the tab 8 will be grasped and by pulling outwardly towards the end of the container the I adhesive connection will be broken between the the ring I5 and is securely held therein by-friesleeve 5 and flange of the end closure and the strip will be torn along the overlapped edge I I and the line of scoring 9; When the strip is torn from the sleeve, as just described, the end closure I and sleeve may be readilyremoved from the bodyl and a clean sanitary surface will be provided for the lips when drinking directly from the container. It will vbe noted in removing the sleeve that the tab 8 is pulled towards the larger end of .the container. Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is: v

1. A container including a tapered body portion and a removableend closure for the larger end thereof, and a'vprote'cting sleeve formed of 1 readily destructible material encircling a substantial'part of the body portion with its outer end secured to the end'closure, said sleeve being of a taper corresponding to the taper of the body portion and contacting the same to normally prevent outward endwise movement of the end closure relative tothe body portion and includ-j ing a tab adapted vto be grasped and pulle'lfwI towards the larger-end of the container for tear- .ing 4a portion of the sleeve for removal of4 sleeve and end closure.

2. A container including a tapered body porthe tion and a removable I.end closure for the larger' end thereof, said end :closure including afiange encirclig the outersurfa of the body portion, and a protectingfsleeve formed of readily destructible material encircling a substantial part of the bodyA portion'with its outer end adhesivelyconnected to the flange of they end closure', said sleeve being of a taper corresponding to the taper of the body portion and contacting the same to normally prevent outward endwise movement of the end closure relative to the body portion and including a tab adapted to be grasped and pulled towards the larger end of the container for tearingl a portion of the sleeve-for removal of the sleeve and end closure from the body portion.

- FRED CHARLES FOLEY. 

